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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5992132 | Rotating envelope insertion horn A rotatable insertion horn for opening an envelope prior to insertion of documents into the envelope. The insertion horn includes a planar bottom plate having an upstream end, a downstream end and first and second side portions. A side wall is provided th... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5728037 | Environmentally friendly pinch bottom bag assembly and method of making A method of making a factory end for a bag assembly, in which a removable plastic bag will be contained within a protective outer bag, includes steps of providing a tube assembly having a plastic inner tube within an outer tube; sealing one end of the pla... | 03/17/1998 |
| 4982557 | Device for smoothing out and pressing together the free projecting end extending over the filling material of filled sacks A device for smoothing out and pressing together the free projecting end extending over the filling material of filled sacks, said sacks comprising side walls which are inwardly folded and there being two movable pairs of fingers engaging in the sack in t... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4626236 | Apparatus for separating bag ends during manufacture A pair of specially designed suction wheels are preferably placed after the glue applicator on a known pinch bottomer bag-making machine. During manufacture, paper bags are guided horizontally through the machine by a conveyor forming part of the machine.... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4604085 | Sausage casing automatic closing method This relates to apparatus for effecting the closing of one end of a shirred casing strand. A strand is to be automatically presented to a previously developed closer in alignment therewith and under a preselected pressure. A transfer device is provided fo... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4594274 | End-dressings for tubular casings Improved strands of sausage casings having their filling ends dressed have fewer failures as a result of loose tab-ends. Residual casing material remaining on the end of the casing from severing from other casing material is made to cling to the terminal ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4525984 | Process and device for production of an end closure on a shirred length of tubular material, especially synthetic casing for sausage manufacture A method and device to close an open end of a length of shirred casing material. A shaft mounted on a housing is moved against the said opened end to engage the same and then turn about its axis to tighten an end portion of the casing material onto the sh... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4493686 | Apparatus for pulling tube ends open to form base squares of cross-bottom sacks In apparatus for pulling tube ends open to form base squares in the production of large cross-bottom sacks, table plates are disposed parallel to the plane of the pulled open bases and separated from another by a gap through which a tubular web is feedabl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4475895 | Sausage casing automatic closing system This relates to apparatus for effecting the closing of one end of a shirred casing strand. A strand is to be automatically presented to a previously developed closer in alignment therewith and under a preselected pressure. A transfer device is provided fo... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4371367 | Apparatus for pulling open tube sections to form base squares in the production of cross-bottom sacks An apparatus for opening and folding the end of a flattened tubular sheet to define the rectangular base of a bag or sack to be made from the sheet comprises a table having a slot through which the flattened sheet projects, the projection being formed int... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4330288 | Packaging machine with pouch transfer and opening mechanism Successive pouches severed from the leading end of a continuously moving strip of pouches are picked up by a series of spaced paddle assemblies and are turned from edgewise positions to broadwise positions. Each paddle assembly ducks into the pouch to pic... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4162693 | Reversible shirred casing and method for producing it A shirred casing, and method for producing it, having a portion at the first end of the casing deshirred and disposed within the bore of the casing with the deshirred casing proximal the second end of the shirred casing gathered and closed by externally d... | 07/31/1979 |
